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Free Educational Webinar:
A Rural Health Approach to the ICD-10 Project
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Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM (EST)
Sponsor: Georgia Rural Health Assocation and Healthare Georgia Foundation
Presenter:
Gary W. Lucas, CPC, CPC-I, AHIMA ICD-10 Ambassador
Director of Health IT & ICD-10
TracePoint Consulting
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ICD-10 Coding Workshop
January 25, 2013
Archbold Memorial Hospital
915 Gordon Ave., Thomasville, GA
Williams Auditorium
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November 15, 2012
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Healthcare law lives and Georgia faces big choices
By: Andy Miller Published: Nov 7, 2012
Among the biggest winners in Tuesday's elections was President Barack Obama's signature legislative achievement.
The Affordable Care Act may not be the most popular of laws. In fact, exit polls in several states Tuesday found about half the voters want the sweeping 2010 health care legislation repealed or changed, CNN reported.
But Republican plans to "repeal and replace'' the law have hit a brick wall. With Democrats keeping control of both the White House and the U.S. Senate, the ACA will remain the law of the land, and the portions of it that have not yet taken effect are on track to do so.
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Health Care Law Delivers Higher Payments to Primary Care Physicians
Nov 2, 2012
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius yesterday announced the final rule implementing the part of the health care law that delivers higher payments to primary care physicians serving Medicaid beneficiaries. The new rule raises rates to ensure doctors are paid the same for treating Medicare and Medicaid patients and does not raise costs for states.
"The health care law will help physicians serve millions of Americans across the country," Secretary Sebelius said. "By improving payments for primary care services, we are helping Medicaid patients get the care they need to stay healthy and treat small health problems before they become big ones."
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Mark Your Calendar
Free Educational Webinar: A Rural Health Approach to the ICD-10 Project
November 14, 2012
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM (EST)
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EmployersLikeMe Sustainable Healthcare Summit
November 16, 2012
Georgia Tech's Historic Academy of Medicine
For more information http://employerslikeme.org/summit-2012/
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